Experience

Berkeley Business Law Journal

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Submissions Expedited Editor

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Berkeley, California, United States Review articles written by law school professors and scholars and recommend acceptance, rejection, or revision and resubmission within a two- to three-day expedited time frame. Research novelty of articles’ topics within existing body of business law research using Westlaw, Lexis, and Berkeley Law’s Library Catalog. Assess accuracy of legal citations and footnotes while judging organization, accessibility, and grammar.



California Department of Justice; Consumer Protection Section

• Law Clerk

  • May 2023 - Jul 2023

  San Francisco, California, United States Contributed legal research and legislative analysis on emerging areas of consumer protection law. Delivered written memoranda, including a 24-page analysis of cases interpreting CalECPA, and oral presentations to supervising attorneys. Assessed and synthesized documentary evidence for ongoing investigations. Reviewed pleadings and attended hearings in multiple matters.



California Asylum Representation Clinic at Berkeley Law

• Student Advocate

  • Sep 2022 - May 2023

  Berkeley, California, United States Interview clients to gather relevant testimony for asylum claims. Research country conditions to support basis of claims. Draft clients’ written declarations for interview with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Asylum Office. Complete and submit I-589 asylum applications on behalf of clients.



UCLA Project SPELL (Students for Progress in Employee Language Learning)

• Materials and Training Director

  • Mar 2021 - Jun 2022

  Los Angeles, California, United States Organized and updated the lesson plan bank and created the ESOL resource exchange for undergraduate student tutors. Developed slides and interactive demonstrations for workshops to improve tutors’ instruction of UCLA service employees in English literacy and vocational skills. Lead tutor orientation and workshops and circulated forms/reserved rooms for on-campus events.

• Materials and Training Committee Member

  • May 2020 - Mar 2021

  Los Angeles, California, United States



UCLA International Institute

• Global Studies Senior Capstone Research

  • Sep 2021 - May 2022

  Los Angeles, California, United States Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hannah Appel, Ph.D. Title: Debt, default, and dollar dependence: Tracing financial crisis in Latin America from neoliberalism to COVID-19 Conducted a cross-disciplinary literature review to evaluate the impact of neoliberal restructuring and stabilization policies on the Latin American currency crises of the 1990s to early 2000s. Analogized United States dollar hegemony and dependence on foreign capital investment in this era with COVID-era dependencies. Executed… Show more Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hannah Appel, Ph.D. Title: Debt, default, and dollar dependence: Tracing financial crisis in Latin America from neoliberalism to COVID-19 Conducted a cross-disciplinary literature review to evaluate the impact of neoliberal restructuring and stabilization policies on the Latin American currency crises of the 1990s to early 2000s. Analogized United States dollar hegemony and dependence on foreign capital investment in this era with COVID-era dependencies. Executed macroeconomic research using Central Bank and International Monetary Fund Country Report data to determine Latin American countries’ current risks of sovereign stress and default. Presented findings to a live panel of International Institute students and faculty at UCLA Undergraduate Research Week and answered questions concerning my research. Show less



UCLA AweChords A Cappella

• Assistant Music Director

  • Sep 2019 - Mar 2022

  Los Angeles, California, United States Guided rehearsals with music director and arranged music to perform at cultural, charitable, and community events in greater Los Angeles area. Taught and developed materials for workshops to improve members' music theory skills. Lead group to our first quarterfinals of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (February 2020).



Polar Bear HVAC

• Administrative Assistant

  • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Washington, District of Columbia, United States Coordinated data transfer from outdated system to new system, input and organized files in new system, explained mechanics of new system to supervisor, resolved customer concerns and answered questions over the phone, directed technicians to the proper locations



University of Vienna

• Austria
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Music and Synesthesia Conference Poster Presentation

  • Jul 2020 - Jul 2020

  Vienna, Austria Faculty Advisor: Dr. Farrah O'Shea, Ph.D. Title: Hearing color: How synesthesia constructs intimacy in Whitacre’s “Alleluia” Identified gaps and inaccuracies in existing sound-to-color synesthesia research. Centered my inquiry on non-traditional elements of musical performance, such as timbre and texture, rather than traditional elements, like pitches and keys, to evaluate how music produces color for synesthetes. Presented findings at UCLA Undergraduate Research Week in May 2020, and my… Show more Faculty Advisor: Dr. Farrah O'Shea, Ph.D. Title: Hearing color: How synesthesia constructs intimacy in Whitacre’s “Alleluia” Identified gaps and inaccuracies in existing sound-to-color synesthesia research. Centered my inquiry on non-traditional elements of musical performance, such as timbre and texture, rather than traditional elements, like pitches and keys, to evaluate how music produces color for synesthetes. Presented findings at UCLA Undergraduate Research Week in May 2020, and my abstract is published in the Music and Synesthesia Conference Report. Show less



UCLA African Studies Center

• Research Assistant

  • Apr 2020 - Jun 2020

  Los Angeles, California, United States Faculty Advisor: Dr. Erica Anjum, Ph.D. Contacted and established relationships with Eritrean community leaders and business professionals according to model for community-based, participatory research. Interviewed and transcribed conversations with research participants. Conducted literature reviews and excavated online archives for testimony related to displacement (gentrification, unlawful evictions) of Eritrean diaspora communities in the greater Los Angeles area.



Silver Diner

• United States
• Restaurants
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Server

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States Familiarized guests with menu, took orders, and returned dishes promptly and cheerfully, managed orders and handled financial transactions with digital Point of Sale system, bussed my own tables and assisted other servers with serving and bussing their tables



Safeway

• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cashier

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Great Falls, Virginia, United States Memorized layout of supermarket to properly direct customers to grocery items, processed transactions and reminded customers of sales when applicable, facilitated returns and promptly addressed customer concerns, maintained workstation cleanliness